Copy these Questions on a sheet of paper: Why did the Irish come to America? What jobs did the Irish perform? What jobs did Germans tend to have? What was the Immigration Restriction League? What are some ways Chinese were discriminated against? What are tenements? What were some problems with their conditions? Agree or disagree: Immigrants had equal opportunity to live the American Dream in the late 1800s/early 1900s.
US Immigration- Crash Course Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRhjqqe750A
POPULATION PATTERNS Chapter 6 Section 1
The People 5% of world’s pop. Canada: 35.1 million US: 319 million 3rd largest All are immigrants or descendants
Immigration 1st wave- land bridge from Asia (Native Americans) Several waves followed- all groups affected by push- pull factors of that time Were they always accepted/appreciated?
REASONS FOR IMMIGRATION- US/Canada religious or political freedom. economic opportunities. natural resources & rapid industrial development
Engage: REASONS FOR IMMIGRATION Copy these notes: Reasons for immigration: US/Canada religious or political freedom economic opportunities natural resources & rapid industrial development Push and pull factors! Choose one of the three: Houston, Sugar Land, or Clements HS On a sheet of paper, make a T-Chart of push and pull factors for your chosen location.
Immigration 1998- 9% of population 2002- 11.8% of population All time high is 14.8% in 1890
What are some things you notice about this map?
Population density & distribution Canada is larger country…but 8 ppl/sq. mile Most is inhospitable 90% live on border with US/ middle prairies/ W. Coast
Population density & distribution US has 77 ppl/sq. mile (NJ is highest) Widely distributed NE/ Great Lakes = most dense (history & industry) Pacific coast climate, resources, $ California #1 state in # (but also bigger) S and SW = fastest growing (climate, jobs, land space) – The Sun Belt Retirees, immigrants from LA
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NATIVE AMERICANS First immigrants to America, arrived from Asia thousands of years ago. 2.5 million in U.S. 700,000 in Canada
Population Patterns Total population (2014): ~34 million 81% of Canadians live in urban areas Cities serve as important centers of commerce, education and trade Toronto: largest Canadian city; NOT THE CAPITAL Vancouver (British Columbia) handles almost all trade between Canada and Asia
Population Patterns Variety of ethnic groups in Canada 90% of population lives within 100 miles of the U.S.- Canadian border Rugged terrain, cold arctic climates limit where people can live Most densely populated areas: ones that can support agriculture, fishing & trade (near coastlines, Great Lakes) Westward migration with discovery of oil & natural gas in Prairie Provinces in 1960s
Prairie Provinces: -Alberta -Saskatchewan -Manitoba